Participant characteristics, like age, sex, or personality traits, are often treated like independent
variables in research. However, these variables are not true independent variables because they
A) are difficult to measure reliably
B) are not directly manipulated by the experimenter
C) can act as extraneous variables
D) can change during the course of the experiment
B
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What will be an ideal response?
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
During the last phase of question-asking, the child is able to ask an adult-like question such as,
a. "What is mommy reading?" b. "Where mommy?" c. "Mommy here?" d. "Where mommy go?"
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what type of reinforcement schedule? (a) FR (b) VR (c) FI (d) VI